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MEDIA CONTACT: Aileen Izquierdo
561-297-2442, izquierd@fau.edu
Animation Experts To Speak At FAU
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (March 25, 2003) - Two of the film industry’s top computer animators will conduct a seminar presented by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Electronic Communication on Saturday, April 5 from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Boulevard.
Hosted by the Museum of Art, Wayne Gilbert and Ron Bublitz, computer graphics artists with Industrial Light + Magic, who both worked on the animation of Star Wars: Attack of The Clones, will present topics on classical animation fundamentals and their applications to computer generated character animation.
Gilbert is a senior lead animator with ILM and during the past six years has worked on features films such as E.T. (re-release), The Mummy Returns, the PlayStation2 game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter in addition to his work on Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. As an independent film maker he is completing a second computer-generated short film. During FAU’s seminar, Gilbert will focus on character animation principles from paper to computer. His new independent film, Let Go, will also be screened and used as part of the seminar. An author and educator, Gilbert authored "Simplified Drawing For Planning Animation," which is based on curriculum developed while teaching in the classical animation program at Sheridan College.
Bublitz is a technical director with the ILM Creature Development Department. In addition to Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Bublitz has worked on Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and the upcoming Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. His presentation will focus on character rigging for animation.
In addition to the discussions by two of industry leaders, computer demonstrations will take place using a character designed and rigged specifically for teaching character animation.
The day-long seminar is free to FAU student, faculty and staff. Registration fees for all other students, educators and ACM SIGGRAPH and IGDA members are $10 with current ID. Fees for the general public are $25.
For more information on the seminar or to register call 954-525-5500 ext. 239
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The Florida Center for Electronic Communication (CEC) is housed at FAU's Fort Lauderdale Campus, 111 East Las Olas Blvd. In 1998, the CEC opened a new MFA in Computer Arts, specializing in 3D animation and digital media. The new BFA in Computer Arts started last Fall. Visit www.fau.edu/animasters or www.animasters.com for more information.
One of South Florida’s premier focal points for culture, The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale features a permanent rotating collection of twentieth-century European and American art highlighted by works by Picasso and Stella. The Museum is also home to the most comprehensive collection of work by American Impressionist William Glackens, the United States’ largest collection of post-World War II Northern European Expressionist CoBrA art, important African, South Pacific, Pre-Columbian and a burgeoning collection of contemporary Cuban art. Education is an important component to the Museum, providing family days and art classes for children and their families and an adult lecture series for members and guests. The Museum is located in the heart of the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Fort Lauderdale. www.museumofart.org
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